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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | Energy Process Engineering |
| Keywords | Sustainable development, Process optimization, Agroforestry residues, Bioeconomy, Fuel briquettes |
| Honours and awards | 2021: Certificate of Recognition by the International Journal of Forest Engineering as an Exceptional Reviewer 2021: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2020: African-German Network of Excellence in Science Grant for Junior Researchers funded by the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2018: Graham Whyte Prize for Best Graduating PhD Student in Forestry by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2018: T. W. Adams PhD Scholarships in Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2017: PhD Scholarship by Rayonier Matariki Forests, New Zealand. 2017: Poster presentation award by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry, New Zealand 2016: Acoustical Society of America International Student Grant, USA. 2016: Owen Browning PhD Scholarships in Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2016: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand PhD Scholarship |
Current contact address
| Country | Nigeria |
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| City | Nsukka |
| Institution | University of Nigeria |
| Institute | Department of Civil Engineering |
Host during sponsorship
| Dr.-Ing. Ralf Pecenka | Abteilung Technik der Aufbereitung, Lagerung und Konservierung, Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e. V. (ATB), Potsdam |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/08/2021 |
Programme(s)
| 2021 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2023 | Obi, Okey Francis and Lebel, Luc and Latterini, Francesco: A Review of Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis in Forest Engineering. In: Current Forestry Reports, 2023, 1--16 |
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| 2023 | Obi, Okey Francis and Pecenka, Ralf: Briquetting of Poplar Wood from Short Rotation Coppice—The Effects of Moisture Content and Hammer Mill Screen Size. In: Energies, 16, 2023, 1454 |
| 2023 | Orisaleye, Joseph I and Jekayinfa, Simeon O and Dittrich, Christian and Obi, Okey F and Pecenka, Ralf: Effects of Feeding Speed and Temperature on Properties of Briquettes from Poplar Wood Using a Hydraulic Briquetting Press. In: Resources, 12, 2023, 12 |
| 2023 | Visser, Rien and Harrill, Hunter and Obi, Okey Francis and Holmes, Luke: Operational Analysis of Grapple Yarding in New Zealand: A Case Study of Three Mechanized Harvesting Operations. In: Forests, 14, 2023, 190 |
| 2022 | Obi, Okey Francis and Pecenka, Ralf and Clifford, Michael: A review of biomass briquette binders and quality parameters. In: Energies, 15, 2022, 2426 |